l ig h tn in g ; m a k in g a decreafe b y death and accidents o f one h und red
and fifty - th re e p erfons. T o th is decreafe m a y be added, fo u r male
co n v id ls , w h o fo u n d means to e fcap e from th e c o lo n y on board o f
fom e “o f th e fh ip s w h ic h h ad be en here.
T h e fo llo w in g w e r e th e p rice s o f g ra in , liv e and dead fto c k , g ro c e r y ,
fp irits, & c . as th e y w e r e fold o r v a lu ed at S y d n e y , and Parramatta at
th e c lo fe o f th e y e a r 1 7 9 3 :
At Sydney. At Parramatta.
Grain.
Wheat per bufhel, for calji, 10 s.
Ditto, in payment for labour, 14s.
Maize per bulhel, for cafh, 7 s.
Ditto, in payment for labour, 12 s. 6 d.
Caffre corn 5 s ..
Englilh flour per lb. 6d.
Flour of this country, for calh, 3 d.
Ditto, for labour, 4 d.
Vegetables.
Potatoes per cwt. 10 s.
Ditto per lb. 1 |d.
Grain.
Wheat per bufhel, for cafh, 10 s.
Ditto, in payment for labour, 14 s.
Maize per bufhel, for cafh, ys. 6 d.
Ditto, in payment for labour, 10s.
Caffre corn, none.
Englifh flour per lb. 6d.
Flour of this country, for cafh, 4d.
Ditto, for labour, 6 d .
Vegetables.
Potatoes per lb. 3d.
Greens per hundred 6 s.
L iv e and dead Jtock.
Ewes (Cape) from 61. to 81. 8s.
Wethers (Cape) from 4I. to 5I. 10s.
She goats, full grown, 81. 8 s.
Ditto, half grown, 4I, 4 s.
Male goat, full grown, 21.
Breeding fows from 3I. to 61.
Sucking pigs 6s.
A full grown hog from 3I. to 3I. 10s.
Turkeys per couple, nearly full grown, 21.2$.
Ducks per couple, nearly ditto, 10 s.
Laying hens, each 5 s.
A full grown cock 4 s.
Half grown fowls 2 s.
Chickens, fix weeks old, per couple 2 s.
^Frefh pork per lb. pd.
Mutton per lb. from 2 s. to 2S. 6d.
Kangooroo per lb. 4d,
Salt pork per lb. pd.
Salt beef per lb. 6d.
L iv e and dead Jlock.
Ewes from 4I, to io l.
Wethers from 2I. 10s. to 4I.
She goats from 41. to io l. 105.
A young male goat 3I.
Breeding fows from 3I. to 7I.
Sucking pigs from 4s.'to 7s. 6d.
Turkeys per couple, nearly full grown, 2I. 2S.
Ducks per couple, full grown, 11. is .
Laying hens, each from 4 s. to 7 s. 6d.
A full grown cock 5 s.
Half grown fowls 3 s.
Chickens, fix weeks old, per couple 2S.
Frefli pork per lb. pd.
Mutton per lb. from 2S. to 2S. 6d.
Kangooroo per lb. 4d.
Salt pork per lb. 9 d.
Salt beef per lb. 5 d.
At Sydney. At Parramatta.
Groceries. Groceries.
Tea (green) from 12s. to 16s.
,Tea (black) from I os. to 12 s.
Loaf fugar per lb. 2s. 6d.
Fine moift fugar per lb. 2s.
Coarfe moift fugar per lb. 1 s. 6d.
Butter from 2S. per lb. to 2 s. 6d.
Cheefe from 2s. per lb. to 2s. 6d.
Soap per lb. from 2 s. to 3 s.
Tobacco per lb. from is . to 1 s. 6d.
Lamp oil, made from Ihark’s liver, per gall, 4s.
Wine,— Spirits,— Porter.
Jamaica rum per gallon from ll . to il , 8s.
Rum (American) from 16s. per gall.to il ,
Coniac brandy per gallon from i l . to il . 4s.
Cape brandy per gallon from 16 s. to 1 1.
Cherry brandy per dozen 3I. 12 s.
Wine (Cape Madeira) per gallon 12 s.
Porter per gallon from 4 s. to 6 s.
Tea (green) from 16s. to 11. is.
Black tea from 10s. to 16 s.
Moift fugar (coarfe) 2 s.
Butter per lb. 2S. 6d.
Cheefe per lb. 2 s. 6 d.
Soap per lb. 3 s.
Tobacco per lb. 2S.
Lamp o*l, made from Ihark’s liver,per gall. 4s.
Winet— Spirits,— Porter.
Neat fpirits per gallon from il. 10s. to 2l.
Wineof the moft inferior quality per gall. 16s.
T h e h ig h prices o f w in e , fp irits, and p or te r , p roceed ed n o t o n ly
from th e ir fc a s c ity , b u t from th e grea t a v id ity w i th w h ic h th e y w e re
p rocured b y th e g en e ra lity o f th e p eop le in th e fe i'cltlemcnts, w i th
w h om m o n e y w a s o f fo little v a lu e , th a t th e p u rch a fe r h ad been often
k n ow n (infteäd o f a lk in g ) to n am e h im fe lf a p r ice fo r th e ar tic le h e
w a n ted , fix in g it at as h ig h ag a in w o u ld o th e rw ife h a v e be en required
o f h im .
T h e liv e f to c k in th e c o u n t r y b e lo n g in g to in d iv id u als w a s confined
to th re e o r fo u r p erfons, w h o k ep t u p th e p r ice in ord er to create an
in te re ft in th e p referv ation o f it. A n E n g l iih c ow , in c a lf b y th e b u ll
w h ic h w a s b ro u gh t he re in th e G o r g o n , w a s fo ld b y one officer to
an o th e r fo r e ig h ty p o u n d s ; and th e c a lf, w h ic h p ro v ed a male, w a s
fo ld fo r fifte en pounds. A m are , b ro u g h t in th e B r ita n n ia from th e
C a p e , w a s v a lu ed at fo r ty p ou n d s , an d , a lth o u g h ag ed and d e fe f t iv e ,
w a s fold tw ic e in th e cou rfe o f a few d a y s fo r th a t fum . I t m u ft h ow e
v e r be remarked , th a t in th e fe fales fto c k it fe l f w a s g en e ra lly th e curr
e n c y o f th e c o u n t r y , on e k in d o f animals b e in g c om m o n ly ex ch an g ed
fo r another.